Back مذبحة الأبرياء Arabic مذبحة الابرياء ARZ Забойства немаўлят Byelorussian Inosanted santel Breton Matança dels Innocents Catalan Нарастасене тĕп туни CV Barnemordet i Betlehem Danish Kindermord in Bethlehem German Σφαγή των νηπίων Greek Masakro de la Senpekuloj Esperanto
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| Born | Various, presumably close to the birth of Jesus Bethlehem, Judea |
| Died | c. 7–2 BC Bethlehem, Judea (martyred by King Herod the Great) |
| Cause of death | Infanticide |
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| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
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The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.[2] Modern scholarship finds no evidence that it happened outside the passages in Matthew, though it is congruous with Herod's character.[3][4]
The Feast of the Holy Innocents, also known as Childermas, is celebrated in the Western Christian Churches on 28 December, the fourth day of Christmastide. In Eastern Christianity, the feast is celebrated on various dates, depending on the denomination.[5]
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